Glover facing new murder trial

Defendant accused of killing woman, then dumping nude body on parkway

Published: Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 10:13 a.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 10:13 a.m.

A new murder trial begins Monday for a Hendersonville man accused of killing his roommate and dumping her nude body on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

The first trial for 40-year-old Jermaine Deprie Glover ended in a mistrial March 8 when jurors said they were “hopelessly deadlocked” following 11 hours of deliberation over three days. Four jurors thought Glover was guilty of first-degree murder, two thought h e was guilty of seconddegree murder, and six said he was not guilty.

A passer-by on his way up the parkway to watch the sun rise spotted the body of Misty Lynn Carter, 21, smoldering on the side of the road Oct. 19, 2009.

A state forensic pathologist testified that Misty Carter died of a chop wound to the skull before her head was shrouded in plastic and fabric. Forensic experts say she was then doused in gasoline and set on fire.

Glover, who shared his home with Carter and had been in a relationship with her, was charged with murder Aug. 5, 2010. He has been incarcerated ever since in lieu of a $1 million bond his lawyer said his family couldn’t afford to pay.

Glover’s stepfather, Kenneth Payne, said the bond amount was “unfair” after another request for its reduction in Henderson County Superior Court was denied March 26.

“There shouldn't even be a bond. He didn't do it,” he said.

Glover’s family is grateful, however, that he will not have to wait another two-and-a-half years for a trial. His attorney, Greg Newman, said his client has maintained his innocence and never wavered from his testimony that he was home watching television the night Carter was killed.

William Carter, father of the deceased, said he believed the evidence in the first trial pointed to Glover.

Jerry Knaus, who found Carter along the parkway between mile markers 395 and 396 at 6:32 a.m., identified Glover as the driver of a truck he almost ran into on his way up the parkway that morning.

The testimony was called into question after a statement from a neighbor was read to the court that put Glover’s truck parked outside his home between 6 and 6:30 a.m. The neighbor died in 2011.

Another neighbor testified that Glover — a diabetic who lost his left leg to infection years ago — had trouble lifting a sack of potatoes. The defense argued he could not have lifted Misty Carter’s body.

Newman said the key to the killer lies in a text message sent from Carter’s phone shortly before midnight on the night she died. The man referred to in the text was never called to testify in the trial.

Misty Carter’s phone was never found, Newman said, adding that the state presented no phone records or call history of the deceased or the accused in the first trial. He argued that detectives also could not prove she was killed inside Glover’s home.

<p>A new murder trial begins Monday for a Hendersonville man accused of killing his roommate and dumping her nude body on the Blue Ridge Parkway.</p><p>The first trial for 40-year-old Jermaine Deprie Glover ended in a mistrial March 8 when jurors said they were “hopelessly deadlocked” following 11 hours of deliberation over three days. Four jurors thought Glover was guilty of first-degree murder, two thought h e was guilty of seconddegree murder, and six said he was not guilty.</p><p>A passer-by on his way up the parkway to watch the sun rise spotted the body of Misty Lynn Carter, 21, smoldering on the side of the road Oct. 19, 2009.</p><p>A state forensic pathologist testified that Misty Carter died of a chop wound to the skull before her head was shrouded in plastic and fabric. Forensic experts say she was then doused in gasoline and set on fire.</p><p>Glover, who shared his home with Carter and had been in a relationship with her, was charged with murder Aug. 5, 2010. He has been incarcerated ever since in lieu of a $1 million bond his lawyer said his family couldn't afford to pay.</p><p>Glover's stepfather, Kenneth Payne, said the bond amount was “unfair” after another request for its reduction in Henderson County Superior Court was denied March 26. </p><p>“There shouldn't even be a bond. He didn't do it,” he said. </p><p>Glover's family is grateful, however, that he will not have to wait another two-and-a-half years for a trial. His attorney, Greg Newman, said his client has maintained his innocence and never wavered from his testimony that he was home watching television the night Carter was killed. </p><p>William Carter, father of the deceased, said he believed the evidence in the first trial pointed to Glover. </p><p>Jerry Knaus, who found Carter along the parkway between mile markers 395 and 396 at 6:32 a.m., identified Glover as the driver of a truck he almost ran into on his way up the parkway that morning. </p><p>The testimony was called into question after a statement from a neighbor was read to the court that put Glover's truck parked outside his home between 6 and 6:30 a.m. The neighbor died in 2011. </p><p>Another neighbor testified that Glover — a diabetic who lost his left leg to infection years ago — had trouble lifting a sack of potatoes. The defense argued he could not have lifted Misty Carter's body. </p><p>Newman said the key to the killer lies in a text message sent from Carter's phone shortly before midnight on the night she died. The man referred to in the text was never called to testify in the trial. </p><p>Misty Carter's phone was never found, Newman said, adding that the state presented no phone records or call history of the deceased or the accused in the first trial. He argued that detectives also could not prove she was killed inside Glover's home.</p>